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Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
diseases in HIV/AIDS ... toxicity, Pulmonary edema ... disease, Pulmonary alveolar ... ; Lung cancer, Kaposi ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
by interstitial edema ... due to cardiac ... manifestation of AIDS ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Acute #Interstitial
On the left a patient with ARDS. 
There is alveolar edema in both lungs. 
Notice that
There is alveolar ... edema in both lungs ... dilated and the cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ARDS #Alveolar
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
ARDS/VALI progression ... Progressing to diffuse alveolar ... diagnosis of pulmonary oedema ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... from the various causes ... pulmonay infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... lack of acute cardiac ... ischemic changes CXR ... distress syndrome (ARDS ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
(alveolar edema ... and an enlarged cardiac ... see an enlarged cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Kerley B lines, alveolar ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac ... endomyocardial biopsy Pharmacology ... #pharmacology #
Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
failing as a pump; cardiac ... CHF also causes ... in chronic CHF aims ... #Pharmacology #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... Pumonary cardiogenic edema ... filling of the alveoli ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation